29Synonyms found for triangle

Word Origin & History

triangle late 14c., from O.Fr. triangle (13c.), from L. triangulum "triangle," from neut. of adj. triangulus "three-cornered," from tri- "three" + angulus "corner, angle." Triangulation is recorded from 1818.
"In the huts of witches all the instruments and implements are triangular." ["Handwörterbuch des deutschen Aberglaubens"]

Example Sentences for triangle

Each is organized as a clear hierarchy rather than as a balanced triangle.

Between these two lines lies a large, fish-rich triangle.

Press down to create a pouch in the end of the plastic triangle.

The hypotenuse of a right triangle is not always the shortest distance between the two points that define it.

He or she will realize there's something to each of these sounds that's special, and it has to do with that triangle with legs.

Arrange the woody pieces in a triangle one stem to the right one to the left and one across then tuck in flowers.

Everyone probably already knows about the density triangle.

His question coincided with my attempt to break the neatly formed triangle.

Its the same formula as solving a triangle in geometry, but it would not yield the faster than c speed recorded for the neutrinos.